From the day
On the date
Friday, August 16, 1963
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
SENATORS DEMAND DATA ON REDUCING RISKS IN TEST BAN; Joint Chiefs Asked to Give Details on Ways to Guard Nuclear Security of U.S. SENATORS DEMAND DATA ON TEST RISK
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cleopatra †
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
You Share a Birthday With
- Madonna (1958)
- Zachary Taylor (1816)
- James Cameron (1954)
- Charles Bukowski (1920)
- Menachem Begin (1913)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
Touch-Tone Phone, Computer Mouse (Prototype) & Instant Replay.
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
22,939 days ago
(62 years, 309 days)